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| − | ''Avatar'' is laced with pessimistic and anti-Christian messages about [[environmentalism]] | + | ''Avatar'' is laced with pessimistic and anti-Christian messages about [[environmentalism]]. At one point, the major villain, a [[USMC]] colonel, commends his protégé on his military service in [[Nigeria]] and [[Venezuela]]. It is subtly implied that [[US]] actions in these countries in some unspecified point in the future were carried out for the sole purpose of securing the last commercially viable oil deposits on Earth. During the production of the film, however, dangerous [[Communist]] dictator [[Hugo Chavez]] was in power in Venezuela and Nigerian [[Muslim]] [[terrorist]] [[Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab]] acted mere months after the film's release. ''Avatar'' presents a religious worldview both [[materialistic]] and [[pagan]]. The natives of Pandora, the fictional [[moon]] on which the film takes place, are said to enter the [[afterlife]] only through the physical duplication of their minds in a kind of [[neural network]] distributed across the roots of the many trees all over densely-forested Pandora. In other words, a [[reductionist]] view of [[consciousness]] is taken which does not account for the immaterial [[soul]]; [[heaven]] is only attained by the transfer of one material [[brain]] into another. In addition, cursing the [[Lord]] is a common theme throughout the movie. Besides the anti-Christian theme, Avatar is focused on anti-American portrayals. The film imputes base motives to the [[War on Terror]] in several instances. The greedy, heartless invaders exist only to destroy others. Macho warrior characters attack the unprovoked innocent, only to be repelled with help from those that have a conscience objection to the war and become traitors among them. The animated film is nothing original; jungle scenes like Star Wars Revenge of the Jedi, mechanized fighting machines like in Alien, and much liberal hype due to special effects. |
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Revision as of 23:53, December 7, 2010
Avatar is the incarnation or incarnated manifestation of a Hindu deity, a theory both characteristic of Vishnuism and marking a new epoch in the religious development of India.[1]
Recently, the term avatar has been used to signify "an interactive representation of a human in a virtual reality environment",[2] that is, an online persona used in computer gaming or internet communities.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is also the title of an animated television series which airs on Nickelodeon.
Avatar is the name of a film by James Cameron released in 2009.[3] It has the highest unadjusted domestic and worldwide box office grosses of any film released.[4]
Anti-conservative content in James Cameron's Avatar
Avatar is laced with pessimistic and anti-Christian messages about environmentalism. At one point, the major villain, a USMC colonel, commends his protégé on his military service in Nigeria and Venezuela. It is subtly implied that US actions in these countries in some unspecified point in the future were carried out for the sole purpose of securing the last commercially viable oil deposits on Earth. During the production of the film, however, dangerous Communist dictator Hugo Chavez was in power in Venezuela and Nigerian Muslim terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab acted mere months after the film's release. Avatar presents a religious worldview both materialistic and pagan. The natives of Pandora, the fictional moon on which the film takes place, are said to enter the afterlife only through the physical duplication of their minds in a kind of neural network distributed across the roots of the many trees all over densely-forested Pandora. In other words, a reductionist view of consciousness is taken which does not account for the immaterial soul; heaven is only attained by the transfer of one material brain into another. In addition, cursing the Lord is a common theme throughout the movie. Besides the anti-Christian theme, Avatar is focused on anti-American portrayals. The film imputes base motives to the War on Terror in several instances. The greedy, heartless invaders exist only to destroy others. Macho warrior characters attack the unprovoked innocent, only to be repelled with help from those that have a conscience objection to the war and become traitors among them. The animated film is nothing original; jungle scenes like Star Wars Revenge of the Jedi, mechanized fighting machines like in Alien, and much liberal hype due to special effects.
Notes
- ↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, article on Avatar originally published in 1907 written by Reverend James Wood
- ↑ http://www.case.edu/help/webglossary.html
- ↑ Decent Films review of Avatar
- ↑ All Time Box Office records
